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You know you're officially a bike commuter when...

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You go on a trail ride on the weekend which involves driving the car to the trail head, and when you get home at the end of the way and pull into your driveway, for a split second you think "Ohmygoshwhere'smycar!?!?!!" before you realize "You're in it, you knucklehead!"

... you know exactly how much your bike *should* wiggle in the bus rack.

... you carry your bike commuter map with you everywhere, and use it to give car drivers directions.

... there are some things you only know how to get to by bike. "well, RedHook is just off the Sammamish trail." "Theo Chocolates is just off the Burke Gilman trail." "TiCycles is right next to the trail."

... you buy food for your big dog in little bags, because they fit better in your Ortlieb panniers.

... you wish you could pop your car up onto the sidewalk and take a break when traffic gets hairy.

Last edited by KnottedYet; 08-18-2007 at 07:48 PM.

"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson

... you carry your bike commuter map with you everywhere, and use it to give car drivers directions.

... there are some things you only know how to get to by bike.

Oh, I have *so* done these!

...you assess the shoulder width, hilliness, and road conditions from a bicyclist's perspective even when in a car.

I was gonna come back and post that one, but ya beat me to it!

...you have to drive to work one day for some reason, and find you have nothing much to wear - all your favorite clothes are in your locker at work

...you do much of your clothes / household items shopping at thrift stores and hate to pay more than five or six dollars for a blouse or a set of dishes...but think nothing of saving up over a hundred to pay for panniers or lights, or spending seventy or eighty on a saddle.

...your boss accuses you of using your cubicle for a closet...
...you spend more on cycling clothes than you would have on gas...
...25 co workers offer you a ride when its raining and you just smile and they say "nevermind"
...you get excited that Propel comes in powder because its lighter to carry for the refill on the way home...
...you realize that 2 inches clearance between your mirror and a bmw's mirror is actually PLENTY of room despite the finger of the driver saying otherwise...

...and on those days you have to take the car, you need to think to remember the auto route - 'cause you take the bike trail to work.

Or you get all flustered if you have to drive to work, because you don't actually KNOW the auto route. And you come to work insane with frustration from being stuck in traffic and NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT!

("living room couch with the house around it" - love it )

Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin